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Last week, I had the great honor of participating in my father’s funeral…the celebration of Papa’s homecoming! I know that phrasing sounds unusual…but it was an unusual service…an extraordinary service, really! I’ve attended a fair number of funerals over the … Continue reading
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Papa as a young soldier in WWII Henri Pote (October 15, 1924 – November 2, 2013) Yesterday evening, my father, Henri Pote, went home to be with Jesus. His last hours in this life were spent peacefully, at home with … Continue reading
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In case you missed last week’s post, I am not a horseman. I don’t want to misrepresent myself in writing posts about horses. This is not a how-to post on training horses, because I lack the knowledge required to write such a post. … Continue reading
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I am not a horseman. I want to make this perfectly clear. When people ask, I always answer, “No, I’m not a horseman.” Now, any of you who visit my personal Facebook page know that I spend a fair … Continue reading
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A couple of weeks ago, I was surfing radio stations while driving, and landed on a Focus on the Family recorded broadcast. The topic was ministering to couples in a second or third marriage – a topic close to my heart. I … Continue reading
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A convenience store I frequent recently hired a new employee. She looks to be in her early twenties…around the age of my daughters. She has multiple face piercings and a purple punked-out hairdo. The first time she waited on me, … Continue reading
Reposted and updated from January 5, 2012. It seemed particularly appropriate in light of recent tragedies at a normally joyous time of year. The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark … Continue reading
I am a Christian. I believe the Bible is the inspired word of God. I prescribe to a literal, conservative interpretation of God’s word. I love studying biblical covenants, and find a deep richness of covenant references throughout the Bible. I view covenant as a common thread woven through both testaments, tying promises in Genesis to prophecies in Revelation. I often describe our God as a covenant God for Whom all interactions with mankind are based on covenant. Covenant relationships and the keeping of covenant vows are a very big deal to me.
So why does someone, with my background and convictions, write posts titled “Divorce is Sin…Says Who?” “Free to Remarry,” and “The It-Takes-Two Lie”?
I have been accused, by people who don’t know my story, of trying to justify the divorce of my first marriage… Click HERE to continue.
I am guest-blogging today, at http://danerickson.net/ [LINK BROKEN…Dan started over on his blog. So I have reposted on my own blog and redirected the links] Won’t you join me here?
[Linked to God Bumps , Scribing , WIP , Graceful , Wellspring ]
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Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life. (John 8:12) Light! What is light? Is light energy? … Continue reading
Adventure: (1) An exciting or unusual experience; a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. (2) Broadly refers to any enterprise that is potentially fraught with physical, financial or psychological risk, such as a business venture, a love affair, … Continue reading